Biology:Olindias
Olindias is a genus of hydrozoans in the family Olindiidae.
Characteristics
Members of the genus Olindias have a dome-shaped bell, four radial canals and many centripetal canals. The gonads are beside the radial canals and have characteristic papilliform processes. There are a few primary tentacles growing part way down the bell with adhesive suckers and cnidocytes in bands. There are a pair of statocysts adjoining the base of each primary tentacle. There are a much larger number of short marginal tentacles with rings of cnidocytes for immobilising prey. Between these tentacles there are a number of club-shaped processes which may develop into tentacles.[1]
Species
As of June 2024, the World Register of Marine Species currently lists the following 7 species:[2]
- Olindias deigo (Toshino, Tanimoto & Minemizu, 2019)
- Olindias formosus (Goto, 1903) –
- Olindias malayensis (Maas, 1905)
- Olindias phosphorica (Delle Chiaje, 1841)
- Olindias sambaquiensis (Müller, 1861)[3]
- Olindias singularis (Browne, 1905)
- Olindias tenuis (Fewkes, 1882)
References
- ↑ Olindias Marine Species Identification Portal. Retrieved 2011-12-08.
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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